Improvement in perambulators



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PERAMB TQR. No.188,835. Patented March 27,1877.

N.PETEH8. PHOTO-LITHOGRAPHER, WASHINGTON D C UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE.

EDWARD G. ALLEN, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

IMPROVEMENT IN PERAMBULATQRS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 188,835, dated March27, 1877; application filed February 2, 1877.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, EDWARD Gr. ALLEN, ofBaltimore, State of Maryland, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Perambulators; and I hereby declare the same to befully, clearly, and exactly described as follows, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 represents a longitudinalvertical sectional view of my per-ambulater, the same being opened readyfor-use. Fig. 2 represents a side view of the same, folded to gether fortransportation. Fig. 3 represents a plan view of the device, also in afolded condition.

This invention relates to childrens carriages, commonly known asperambulators; and it consists in certain details of construction andcombinations of parts designed to.-

conformity of parts as to admit of its being folded into a comparativelysmall compass, thus enabling it to be taken into a street-car, or placedbehind the dash-board of a carriage I or buggy.

The device consists of a body, A, of the usual shape and size, andhaving studs B B for the attachment of the'shafts O O of the fore andhind axles. Near the middle of each side of the body is a stop, D, andon the bottom of the body, on either side, a button, E, whose functionswill be hereinafter described.

At either side of the seat is pivoted a bar, F, sustaining the top G,which latter is made of a curvature to exactly fit into the cutawayportion of the body when the top is folded forward, as shown.

The shafts O C may be made of springsteel, or may have the usual spiralsprings at their lower ends to prevent jolting.

The cross-bar or handle H is attached to two standards, I I, having thesame curvature as the back and bottom of the body A, at the rear ofwhich are two steps, K K, having sockets, into which are stepped thelower ends of the standards I I.

In order to set the perambulator up for use, the hind wheels are removedfrom the body, and attached to the axle; the shafts G G are then broughtinto position, when the projections L on the rear axle-shafts bring upagainst the stop D, and the cross-bar M of the forward shafts falls infront of it. By turning the button E both shafts are then looked inposition. The handle H is then withdrawn, and the standards I I areplaced in the steps K K. Finally, the top is raised and secured in theproper position by any suitable catch, and the perambulator is ready foruse.

The folding together of the device is, of course the reverse of theabove. The top is first folded forward, and the standards I I passedunder the seat; the button E is then turned to release the shafts O O,which are then folded upon the body; and, finally, the.

hind wheels are removed and placed between the fore wheels, as shown.

A convenient handle may be attached for carrying the perambulator whenfolded.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In combination with the rigid body A, the wheel-standards G 0, hingedor pivoted to the same, and adapted to be folded over the end of thebody upon the same, substantially as described.

2. In combination with the rigid body A, the detachable push-rods I I,having a curvature conformable to the shape of the body, and adapted tobe placed within the same, substantially as described.

3. In combination with the wheel-standards and rigid body A, the catchE, substantially as described.

4. In combination with the rigid body A, the top G, of a shapeconformable to the curvature of the body, and adapted to be .foldedwithin the same, substantially as described.

EDWARD G. ALLEN. Witnesses:

EDWARD BARIELL, M. G. TURrLE.

